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Vibrant contemporary art scene in Rome

The scene of contemporary art in Rome is quite
vibrant, even if the economical crisis has reduced the activities, but we have
still many places to visit .We can start our journey from museums: MAXXI is the
italian national museum for contemporary art and architecture , with exibitions
of different range and value. The second museum, called MACRO, is owned by the
city of Rome: his programs are more classical in the main site of via Nizza,
but more open to new young international art in Testaccio, a former slaughter
house that hosts international shows.The third museumjk is Galleria Nazionale
d´Arte Moderna, with a great collection of italian and international art of XX
century, with some interesting historical shows.Together with the public
museums there are also 4 private foundations, that hosts exibitions curated by
international and national curators.If Fondazione Giuliani, in Testaccio, is
more devoted to international art like Nomas Foundation. Fondazione Volume in
Trastevere and fondazione Cerere, in San Lorenzo, are promoting italian artists
of different generations. Rome hosts also an interestings number of private
galleries: the most updated for new contemporary artists are Monitor, Federica
Schiavo and T293, but Magazzino, Lorcan O´Neill , Ex Elettrofonica, Marie Laure
Fleish and Sales are also interesting. For more classical art the references
are Valentina Bonomo, Alessandra Bonomo and Gagosian. Free press reviews are
also a good way to be informed: the best are Mousse (based in Milano) , Cura,
Artribune and Exibart, all based in Rome : Artribune and Exibart are also the
best art website in Italy. Last but not least, the academies: the most active
are the French Academy (Villa Medici), German Academy (Villa Massimo) and the
American Academy .